sWeX-ms ODRbIcIHa-nKeLor Use of Rapiers and Cut-and-Thrust Swords John Clementsr if WAISSANCE ECS DSMANSHIP The Illustrated Use of Rapiers and Cut-and-Thrust Swords John Clements Paladin Press + Boulder, ColoradoAlso by John Clements: Medieval Swordsmanship: Illustrated Methods and Techniques Renaissance Swordsmanship: The Illustrated Use of Rapiers and Cut-and-Thrust Swords by Joha Clements Copyright © 1997 by John Clements Printed in the United States of America Publisher's Cataloging in Publication (Prepared by Quality Books Inc.) ‘Clements, John Renaissance swordsmansi by John Clements pom, ISBN 0-87364.919-2 the illustrated use of rapiers and cut-and-thrust swords and their use / 1. Fencing. 2. Swordplay. 3, Swords. I Title GV1147.C53 1997 796.8°6 (0B196.40837 Published by Paladin Press, a division of Paladin Enterprises, Inc, P.O. Box 1307, Boulder, Colorado 80306, USA. (303) 443-7250 Direct inquires andr orders to the above address. PALADIN, PALADIN PRESS, and the “horse head” design are trademarks belonging to Paladin Enterprises and registered in United States Patent and Trademark Office. All rights reserved. Except for use in a review, no portion ofthis book may be reproduced in any form ‘without the express written permission of the publisher. Neither the author nor the publisher assumes 1 responsibility forthe use or misuse of information contained in this book. Iustrations (except the historical ones) were created by the author